May Postpone Spy Hearing For Lack Of Witnesses
Milwaukee hearing of the House American activities committee may be delayed due to witness shortages. Rep. Richard B. Vail said investigators struggle to locate witnesses and that fewer than six are likely to appear. The committee had announced the Milwaukee session while recommending spy prosecutions of four people including Clarence F. Hiskey and his first wife Marcia Sand Hiskey.
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Milwaukee
House
American Activities Committee
Richard B. Vail
R-Ii
Vail
Wisconsin
Clarence F. Hiskey
Marcia Sand Hiskey
Hickey
University of Wisconsin
la Crosse
University of In
Truman Tackles Big Business Republicans in Carbondale Speech
President Truman urged Illinois workers to back Democrats to curb big business Republicans. He blasted the Taft Hartley act and Republican Congress for harming workers, claiming Democrats raised farmer incomes and protected home and farm owners while criticizing the power lobby and real estate interests. The Carbondale rally drew about 3,000 along the route and 4,500 inside Shryock Auditorium, with thousands listening outside.
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Carbondale
Truman
Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Shryock Auditorium
Southern Illinois
Lee Davis
Congress
80Th Congress
Power Lobby
Tor
Local Weather Crosse and Vicinity Report
Overcast with cooler temperatures in Crosse area. Low around 46 degrees, afternoon expect a lift to 64 with mostly fair skies and noticeably cooler conditions overall.
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Crosse
Real Farm Income Drops in 1947 for First Time Since 1930s
Washington report by Norman J. Wall of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics says real income for farm operators fell in 1947 after World War II, despite high earnings. After federal income taxes, 1947 net income would be about six percent below 1946. Prices paid by farmers have risen faster than prices received since early 1948, and heavy debt from higher farm prices could trigger financial difficulties.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Norman J. Wall
Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Two Trainmen Hurt In Crash In Crown Point
Two New York Central freight trains and the Egyptian passenger train collided in Schneider Indiana. The standing southbound freight was rammed from behind by another southbound freight in fog compromising yard limits. Fireman O. J. Clark aboard the Egyptian was among the injured as the baggage car derailed and Danville division traffic was halted.
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Crown Point
Ind
New York Central
Schneider
Lake County
Chio
Schneider Siding
Schneider Yard
O. J. Clark
Danville
Big Four
Panama Prepares Quiet Transition to New President
Panama remains calm as 73 year old Domingo Diaz Arosemena is set to assume the presidency tomorrow morning, taking over from outgoing leader H Enriqe Adolfo Jimenez as the republic enters a tense handover period.
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Panama
Domingo Diaz Arosemena
H. Enrique Adolfo Jimenez
May Hold Trade Talks Arrive in Bucharest
British and Romanian officials move toward trade discussions as a representative from the British food ministry arrives in Bucharest signaling possible talks to broaden economic ties.
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Bucharest
Romania
Food Ministry
Reveals Red Command To Organize GE Workers
Salvatore M. Vottis a former Communist and official of Local 301 United Electrical Workers testified before a House subcommittee on Communist influence in labor. He said the party ordered GE workers organized as a matter of utmost importance and viewed General Electric as a key capitalist bulwark. He described attending a secret Communist school near Beacon New York in 1936 and said he was a member from 1935 to 1939 while serving as local financial secretary 1935 to 1944.
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Schenectady
N. Y
CIO
Communist Party
General Electric Co
Salvatore M. Vottis
United Electrical Workers Union
Vottis
House
General Electric
Wattis
Nations Near Nut Bolt Standardization Pact Nears
The United States and Britain are close to a formal pact on standardized threading for nuts and bolts. A signing is expected around mid October, ending decades of talks and signaling a major advance for industry and bilateral trade.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Candidates Campaign Schedules Across States Today
Republican Gov. Thomas E. Dewey tours Idaho and Utah with an 8 30 p m Salt Lake City speech on NBC. Vice presidential candidate Gov. Earl Warren speaks in New York City at 9 p m. Democratic President Truman campaigns in Missouri Illinois Indiana and Kentucky with a Louisville speech on CBS at 9 p m. Wallace and Thurmond also listed with deadlines and locations.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Idaho
Utah
Salt Lake City
NBC
Earl Warren
New York City
Truman
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisville
CBS
Alben W. Barkley
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
el Paso
Tex
Glen Taylor
J. Strom Thurmond
D. C
Norman Thomas
Hartford
Conn
Norwich
100 U S Secrets Allegedly Passed to Soviets
Rep McDowell says 100 or more top secrets may have fallen into a Soviet spy ring in the western hemisphere. He urges Attorney General Clark to prosecute those the House committee has identified, citing direct evidence across atomic, radar, jet propulsion, and other categories.
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Washington
Rep
McDowell
R-Pa
America
Western Hemisphere
Clark
House
American Activities Committee
Royal Canadian Commission
FBI
State Department
Scripps-Howard
United States
Justice Department
New York
U. S
Red Radio Attacks Iran as Moscow Signals Pressure Shift
U S government monitors record four Moscow radio broadcasts denouncing Iran and Iran oil policy in a single day with a secret Azerbaijan station joining in. Officials note rising Soviet interest amid Berlin tensions and a stronger pro Soviet Tudeh push, signaling possible Russian moves in the region.
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Washington
Moscow
Iran
Russia
Middle Eastern
U. S
Azerbaijan Democratic
Berlin
Azerbaijan
United Nations Security Council
Wallace Hurts Peace Chances Royall Says
Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall told the 70th annual National Guard association convention that Henry Wallace has harmed peace prospects. He stated war is not imminent but that a small group of Communist leaders decides war or peace. He criticized the Progressive party candidate’s rhetoric as strengthening enemies and hindering Berlin.
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ST. Louis
Kenneth C. Royall
Henry Wallace
Royall
National Guard Association
Progressive Party
Berlin
Draft Manpower Pool Over 2 000 000
Washington reports a pool of more than two million non veteran single men aged 18 to 25 eligible for the draft between August 30 and September 18. Selective Service lists 8,584,963 registered, with most ineligible. The total falls about one million below prior estimates amid checks into possible dodging.
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Washington
Selective Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Army Battalion Joins Search For Child
Cheyenne Wyoming reports an 800 man battalion joined a search for six year old Janet Federer missing since yesterday. Janet from a ranch ten miles north of her parents cried out to soldiers at Fort Warren to aid Cheyenne police and state highway patrol in a prairie land search.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Janet Federer
Clarence Federer
Fort Warren
Cheyen Police
Montgomery to Head Five-Power Brussels Defense Force
British cabinet approves Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery as head of a joint five-power defense force including Britain France the Netherlands Luxembourg and Belgium. Announcement expected in Paris with plans for a permanent international command led by Juin Cunningham and Tedder to head land naval and air components.
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London
Viscount Montgomery
Brussels
Montgomery
G. W. R.templer
Britain
Germany
Alphone Juin
North Africa
Lord Cunningham
Royal Air Force
Lord Tedder
Five Nations
Paris
Stevenson Seen as Civil Service Commission Candidate
Wisconsin congressman William H. Stevenson is reportedly backed by federal workers groups for a Republican vacancy on the civil service commission. The post pays $10,000 yearly and could be filled temporarily by President Truman or left open until Congress reconvenes. Stevenson's allies are contacting Republican leaders as they weigh the appointment.
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Washington
Wisconsin
William H. Stevenson
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Stevenson
Civil Service Commission
Truman
Congress
House
Senate
Flemming
Russians Shoot Two Germans Near Berlin Frontline
Russian soldiers intruded into the American sector of Lichtenrade and opened fire on German civilians, wounding two. U S military police intervened with no reported American casualties and launched an investigation into the incident.
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Berlin
U. S
Lichtenrade
Muccio rules out permanent Korea divide agreement
United States Ambassador John J. Muccio told a Seoul news conference he cannot envisage any agreement between the United States and Russia that would permanently divide Korea.
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Seoul —i
United States
John J. Muccio
Russia
Korea
Dewey Urges Unified Stand in Campaign Speech
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey travels toward Salt Lake City for a major foreign policy address promising a peace with honor. From Helena and Great Falls he argues for national unity, warns against misreading the campaign, and pledges a bipartisan approach to defend freedom as totalitarian regimes threaten peace.
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Dewey
Salt Lake City
Thomas E. Dewey
Berlin
John Foster Dulles
Paris
Great Falls
Mont
NBC
New York
Montana
Hillside Park
Helena
United Nations
Truman
Republican Party
UN Security Council to tackle Berlin blockade issue
The United Nations security council opens with War ren R. Austin as chair under the October presidency and may pass to Argentina if the case proceeds. The debate centers on Russia’s Berlin blockade and the atomic control issue as McNaughton leads Canada in the General Assembly committee.
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Trygve Lie
United Nations
Palais de de Chaillot
Paris
Russia
Berlin
Lie
Ken
United Nations Security Council
World
Council
U. S
Warren R. Austin
U S
Austin
Argentina
UN General Assembly
Security Council
Brave Boy Hangs In Wreckage Forty-Two Hours Beside Mother
Edmonton reports a 12 year old boy Michael Lintner endured 42 hours hanging head downward beside his dead mother after a plane crash 65 miles northwest of Fort Nelson. Rescuers reached him conscious though severely injured and he underwent surgery with critical condition. His father Lieut Col A L Lintner met him in Edmonton after the rescue.
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Edmonton
Alta
Rcaf Flyers Today
Michael Lintner
Michael
A. L. Lintner
Anchorage
Alaska
Fort Nelson
B. C
Air Force
Army Reserve
Great Falls
Mont
Steamboat Mountain
RCAF
Blame Russia For Lack Of Joint Action
United States delegate Warren R. Austin urged UN members to cooperate on international control of atomic energy backing the Baruch plan. He said Russia is responsible for the absence of a unified approach and reaffirmed America’s readiness to place atomic know how under joint oversight.
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Soviet Union
Austin
U. S
Louis Nevin Paris
Warren R. Austin
United States
Russia
United Nations Assembly
State polio group formed to pool funds in emergency
A statewide polio committee of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis was created to direct disbursement of emergency funds to counties with high polio incidence and insufficient local chapter funds. Judge Elmer D. Goodland of Racine chairs. early advances total 13,000 with Fond du Lac and Waukesha counties receiving 3,700 and 2,000 for 30 days.
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Lake Mills
Wis
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Palmer F. Davgs
National Foundation
Elmer D. Goodland
Racine
Charles L. Manson
Wausau
Anthony J. Deniger
Milwaukee
Daugs
Norman E. Weaver
John S. Walter
Sheroygan
James R. Law
Madison
Elmore F. Klement
Fort Atkinson
Byron B. Conway
Wisconsin Rapids
March of Dimes
Judge Goodland
Fond du Lac County
Waukesha County
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Thomas
Oklahoma City
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Nordese’ Mansell
Russell A. Nixon
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